California Garment Workers Owed More Than $3 Million in Unpaid Wages
After looking at Los Angeles-based garment contractor EVE LA Inc., the department determined 37 employees were entitled to almost $87,000 in unpaid minimum wage and overtime compensations. Apparel workers, utilized as checkers, trimmers and pressers for Dan Bee Inc. and Lovely Day Fashion apparel, were paid flat weekly salaries of $270 while averaging 50-hour work weeks. Those employees were entitled to at least $440 a week based on California's $8 an hour minimum wage and the average 50-hour workweek, and after the state's minimum wage increased to $9 an hour in July, that average weekly income should have jumped to a minimum of $495 based on the same numbers.
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- California Manufacturing Company
Amanda L. Cole is the editor-in-chief of NonProfit PRO. She was formerly editor-in-chief of special projects for NonProfit PRO's sister publication, Promo Marketing. Contact her at acole@napco.com.